"Human beings are born solitary, but everywhere they are in chains - daisy chains - of interactivity. Social actions are makeshift forms, often courageous, sometimes ridiculous, always strange. And in a way, every social action is a negotiation, a compromise between 'his,' 'her' or 'their' wish and yours."

"If you're not trying to be real, you don't have to get it right. That's art."

"Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art."

"Employees make the best dates. You don't have to pick them up and they're always tax-deductible."

"It is a enduring truth that time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Great leaders cultivate leaders, not merely followers. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"He who reads widely and ponders deeply builds an unshakeable inner citadel. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Wisdom principle 68 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 23."